Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



J. KICH. METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENER. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 29,1911.

997, 1 39. Paterited July 4, 1911-.

-' WITNESSES:

JULIAN HIGH, NDQRA,

PENI

METALLIC TIE. AND HALiL FASTEIFIEF Agplication flied Ami 29, 1911.

1% (LIZ whom it may concern:

Be it knewn that I, 3mm a sub-- ject of the, Emperer i AuSwizz-Hungary,residing at Lyndorm in thewsounty 5311i- 5191' and L 0f Pennsylvania,have irveni'ed cer'tzun new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties andRail-Fasteners, of which the foliowing is a specificzaflfim xsfm'enccbeing; bad thm'sin to the accompn nylang drawing.

5.111s lwmni'ion hates to n'letaiiiie ties and mil fnrw'itaney's, and.the objects Of my invQn- I are, first, 50 provide a, sstrfing and (hrfie metaliia tie for supporting the rails 0;".

15 a track; second. i0 furn'i h a tie Wiih nova! fastener "for poslh 7"retai 111E upcm the cw; timd, to 017m; cussl'tv '0?" CV. 11;; boiis,nuts and spikes for 181*? Mid. upon Um tie, and

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other ubiec's in vim sides 1n the nav (30215 c and armngement of pans1'. I specifically described and n lu, I 1C6 wfli new had iathe drawing,

A wily in an in 'rzge h, l 13.. (1mm 01% the iumldniiun I 21 zncmlhc 1n4, i0 Hui). fmmdzifmn ml min Specification of Lettem Patent.

Serial No. GHQ-SE2.

end of H21) pin 15 is m iuplud to by the bmwm of HM' m}! U and 1c 30v0nd 0" the p52). iapcwd. usyut 1i mzd *d to Win10; thrm I .111 2:11opgning 7.7 pmvui 1mm )1. in he t 3; 0f an Inverted 21ania'a'ri-shaped r1.6 swusml to the ion mtion 1 I' bolts 11m unis oz 0511c fasteniz'agmeans The M: 15 ext-ends info the opening 9 and between the arms 14. andthe top 01 is encircled by a coikzd campy Hm bill 1m @smn spring :20.The pm intermedisk ti) ends hereof ha." :1. imnsv' a openis 21 :a..la;=.d. receive he tapered and 522 n :2 locking lzmmber "wa ed wzihin theour 1.5%, 591d 'znernlmr hzwm opposli'e and flm rcaf proimdiz'lg frqmban: in nm u. y to the. upnmg? 5. The zmmbcr E23 15 aupperted by coifeii00:11pm? i011 Swing :24. udapied to lie-Ema 1152M "themperca and thermfin the. ope 2.1 of tha pin 15. A suli'ahle instruninem; can be insertedin 1m opening 6 f3} grip the 0110 of the memhm whereby said mm 2' can hepulled out .udly to rehmsxe 11m 1 1?. The spring; 9.0 adnp'iiei elem'upin and swing clamping me 3 open posiiinz in rerr 31% T3551 m mt I.claim In a tie zami m 1101' the combim with i em fmlmiation, ed uponsaid in support; said RVihgjf npc-nin wnlfe rs EOUSL.) mid tie and ofsaid.

N11 03am n'lmlmicd in L10; op ruinyfi'cd to 0: mm the: inn",

n is, Umgwnz Ex 11: 9 pins suppoyiing and arms and engs'ag 111g hebuttm'n oi. sziisl mils, lnvm'imi chum .nvhshnpml bun; arranged m sun nuad acent. in iiw ends; {310mm}? and minpi'mi to w iu gs carixkd by suiclmom-- sluiimi mus 100501 col'mmi-iml to szmi im-vn mid inn; and said(FY1155, and sp ing pxwwd locking}; mvnflmfi az'i'amgfid iv said lmw muufiiupimi in cng'nge in. ihe iower ends of said pms, suhshmlixily asdescribed.

2. in :1 ii. and rail 5 2131131111, Hw (iflil'lbination with :1. HM.cuncrefe fmuujhxvimz provided with (grain owning; 3211 rail; of a hollowmui'ulliu in nmlmi'ed M56 ibnm hvt'ion um! zuizxx flml said z'niih, said{is hn'vi the with cqwni! ch:

1 13; harm Jhers, pins supporting said arms, channel lower ends of saidpins; coinpre'ss'ion springs encircling. said pins between said bars and"suidfapmsyand means arranged in said bars andiadapted t0 n2age. the lower ends of ed t0 engage the base flanges of said rails; said pins toretain said pins in a lowered po- 10 slotted arms loosely connected tosaid Inem sition, substantiallyns described.

' In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in the presence of two\Yilnessus.

JULIAN K10 I.

shaved bars, .arranged in said tie adjacent to the ends thereof andadapted to receive the Witnesses:

JAMES E.'MARs11ALL, MAY Fos'rnn.

